The legacy of Boadicea
Subtitle: gender and nation in early modern England
By: Jodi Mikalachki.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1998
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
Subjects: Boadicea, Queen, d. 62 -- Influence.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.; Women and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Women and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century.; National characteristics, British, in literature.; History, Ancient, in literature.; Women soldiers in literature.; Britons in literature.; Great Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D. -- Historiography.
Description: Exploring the construction of personal and national identities in early modern England, this work highlights problems and anxieties attendant on historicist projects of national identity in a nation with no native classical past.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [182]-195) and index.